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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What document does Healy withhold when Jimmie finishes the fence?
(a) A bus ticket.
(b) A work reference.
(c) A receipt.
(d) A cheque.

2. What do the Healys do when they later pass Jimmie on the road?
(a) Spit on Jimmie.
(b) Avert their eyes.
(c) Threaten Jimmie.
(d) Wave to Jimmie.

3. Who was concerned for Jimmie in his absence from the camp?
(a) Rev. Neville.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Tabidgi.
(d) Mort.

4. Where does The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith take place?
(a) America.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Canada.
(d) Australia.

5. What year is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1422.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Jimmie suggests Healy won't provide him with the document?

2. What role does Rev. Neville offer Jimmy at his new church?

3. Who is Miss Petra Graf?

4. Who kills a white man in Verona?

5. Who is Wongee Tom Carstairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Jimmie punished for Healy's dissatisfaction with the fence?

2. Why does Tabidgi Jackie Smolders visit Jimmie?

3. Why do Jimmie and Mort stop working for Claude Lewis?

4. Why does Jimmie think that it will be good to work for the police?

5. Why does Jimmie quit his job with the police?

6. Why was Healy unhappy with the fence Jimmie built?

7. In Jimmie's case, what does it mean to be a "half-breed?"

8. Describe Gilda.

9. Who are the Nevilles and what is their role in Jimmie's life?

10. Who do the Nevilles suggest Jimmie should attempt to marry, and why?

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